NY S08834

Property owners cannot enforce or adopt restrictive covenants that prohibit religious items from being displayed or affixed on entry doors or doorframes of dwellings.

Restrictions on religious items are permitted if they threaten public health or safety, hinder door operation, violate federal/state/local law, contain obscene or illegal content, or exceed 36 by 12 square inches in total combined size.

Association governing documents cannot limit or prohibit the display of religious items on members' entry doors or doorframes.

Associations may require temporary removal of religious items during maintenance, repair, or replacement work on entry doors and must provide individual notice to the member.

"Religious item" is defined as an item displayed because of sincerely held religious belief; "property owner" includes associations, boards, members, landlords, and sublessors.